Man suffers fatal injuries during fall from a bridge near Big Bear Dam 
DATE/TIME: April 7, 2016 ; 9:15 a.m.
INCIDENT: Fatal Fall from Bridge near Big Bear Dam
LOCATION: Hwy. 18 near Hwy. 38
VICTIM: Craig Cowie, 27-year-old, resident of Sugarloaf
SUMMARY:
At approximately 11:15 p.m. on April 6, deputies from the Big Bear Sheriff’s Station responded to assist Big Bear Fire Department with a subject who reportedly fell from the structure of the Highway 18 bridge near Big Bear Dam. The victim, identified as 27-year-old Craig Cowie, was hiking with friends in the ravine below the bridge. It was reported that Cowie climbed onto the support arch of the bridge and accidentally fell approximately 150 feet to the ground. Cowie sustained fatal injuries as a result of the fall.
Personnel from Big Bear Fire Department recovered the body, using a z-rig rope system. The Coroner’s Office responded to the scene and notification of the fatality was made to next of kin.
Refer: Tiffany Swantek, PIO
Station: Big Bear Sheriff’s Station
Phone No. (909)866-0100
Case No. 061600283, CO1602956
John McMahon, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
Address/Location
SBSD - Big Bear Sheriffs Department
477 Summit Blvd
Big Bear Lake, CA 92315
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1